"Chief Longshan, we are willing to submit."
"Yes, we are willing to offer our divine core, as long as Chief Longshan spares our lives, we will obey your commands henceforth."
"Please, Chief Longshan, have mercy."
Upon witnessing the complete demise of many true gods and even the main gods, the remaining gods were immediately terrified and began to beg for mercy.
Even gods who have lived for countless ages still shudder in fear when faced with life and death.
Compared to complete death, offering their divine core was not something unacceptable, especially since Lin Yuan's current display of strength had clearly surpassed that of the main gods, reaching the level of the Supreme God.
Begging for mercy from a Supreme God was not very disgraceful.
"Submit?"
Lin Yuan's expression remained calm, unmoved.
If Lin Yuan had just entered the Sea of Light and intended to negotiate with the gods, and they agreed to his terms, offering their divine core voluntarily, Lin Yuan indeed would not have exterminated them completely.
But now?
They had already made their move, and Lin Yuan had killed so many true gods and main gods. Accepting the submission of the remaining gods at this point would clearly be redundant.
After all, Lin Yuan's time in this world was only 1,110 years. The submission of these gods and main gods now would surely be half-hearted.
When Lin Yuan finished transmigrating back to the main world, without Lin Yuan's deterrence, it would be hard to predict what actions these gods and main gods might take.
Therefore—
With the intention of eliminating the roots, since Lin Yuan had chosen to act, there was no need to hold back.
Voluntarily offer their divine core?
Even if they didn't offer it voluntarily, Lin Yuan could take it himself.
And he could also acquire a vast divine kingdom brimming with tremendous energy as a resource for enhancing his primal essence.
Lin Yuan naturally knew how to choose.
Boom boom boom.
Accompanied by terrifying energy, layers of space trembled.
Within the Sea of Light, all the true gods were completely dead. Even the oldest true gods couldn't withstand such crushing power.
Only eight main gods survived.
Even so, these eight main gods had paid a heavy price, with their auras severely depleted.
In fact, from the time Lin Yuan started to act until now, less than ten breaths had passed.
"Open!"
The Lord of Light burned his divine power, finally unlocking the space layer of the Sea of Light.
"Run."
"Quickly run."
The remaining eight main gods didn't dare to hesitate for a moment, immediately occupying deeper layers of space, swiftly distancing themselves from the Sea of Light.
Lin Yuan stood still, his gaze deep.
The main gods were the 'darlings' of this world, and the main god core contained a portion of this world's 'authority.'
When the main gods fully exerted themselves to escape, even if Lin Yuan had opened 120 million layers of space, it would be difficult to stop them in a short time.
After all, in essence, Lin Yuan and the ninth-level main gods were still on the same level of life, just with slightly more profound 'foundations.'
As long as they were in this world, the main gods' means of escape were far superior to those of ordinary ninth-rank peak powerhouses.
Originally, Lin Yuan didn't expect to be able to kill so many main gods in one go when he entered the Sea of Light.
Lin Yuan's expectation was to deal with all the true gods, and as for the remaining main gods, he would hunt them down one by one.
The escape methods of the main gods were indeed strong, but if he dragged it out, once Lin Yuan occupied more, deeper, and broader space layers, these main gods would still be like birds in a cage, still within his grasp.
However, what Lin Yuan didn't expect was that the Lord of Light was so cooperative, actually sealing off the space layer of the Sea of Light, turning the gods' abode into a complete cage, giving Lin Yuan the opportunity to directly eliminate sixteen main gods.
Before Lin Yuan descended, the strongest beings in this world were the main gods, and many of the killing moves in the Sea of Light were targeted at the main gods.
The initial purpose of sealing the space layer of the Sea of Light was also to temporarily trap the other main gods here.
Unexpectedly, it became a death warrant for all the main gods now.
Actually, in such an opportunity just now, with Lin Yuan's full strength explosion, both true gods and main gods would be completely dead within five breaths.
However, the full strength of such an explosion was too terrifying. Lin Yuan was worried about damaging the true god core and main god core inside the true gods and main gods.
The divine core was not indestructible. At least, Lin Yuan could easily destroy half of it if he wished.
The true god core might be far more robust than the half-divine core, but it still couldn't withstand Lin Yuan's full-strength attack. As for the main god core? It might hold up, or it might not.
But Lin Yuan didn't want to gamble.
After all, each divine core and main god core was a shortcut for Lin Yuan, its value far exceeding that of the true gods and main gods.
Therefore, when he acted just now, Lin Yuan was cautious, carefully controlling his strength to avoid affecting any divine core or main god core.
"The main god core of the God of Divination?"
Lin Yuan raised his right hand, and a bright white essence slowly floated, from the God of Divination among the twenty-four main gods.
In the first wave of crushing just now, the God of Divination was the first main god to fall. The main reason was not that the God of Divination had the weakest survival ability.
In fact, the survival ability of the God of Divination was completely in the top three among the twenty-four main gods.
The God of Divination fell so easily because he had suffered backlash from the Gate of Myriad Realms, with his strength reduced by nine-tenths.
Actually, given the character of the God of Divination, he should have hidden in his divine kingdom after such a severe injury.
But the opportunity related to the Supreme God was too tempting. Even knowing he was seriously injured, the God of Divination wanted to join the fun.
What if? What if he got lucky and obtained the opportunity of the Supreme God?
So, with this thought, the God of Divination became the first main god to fall.
"The main god core of Time?"
Lin Yuan carefully examined the bright white crystal in his hand.
During the confrontation with the main gods just now, Lin Yuan was particularly cautious. As soon as a main god's divine body was completely obliterated, Lin Yuan immediately stepped in to protect the fallen main god core.
"It's cracked in some parts."
Lin Yuan observed for a while, noting the cracks on the essence.
It was precisely these cracks that greatly weakened the God of Divination's power, causing him to fall after enduring only a few waves of crushing, in addition to the space layer sealing by the Lord of Light.
"These cracks must have been caused by the backlash from the Gate of Myriad Realms," Lin Yuan thought to himself. He could see that the cracks had been there for some time.
"The impact should be minimal."
Lin Yuan gazed at the time main god core, and through this 'key,' he faintly glimpsed the vast and mysterious essence of the time rules of this world.
"I'll comprehend it later."
Lin Yuan gathered his thoughts and solemnly stored the time main god core in his inner world.
During this time, Lin Yuan glanced at a nearby small mountain.
It was composed of numerous true god cores, representing all the true gods existing in the Sea of Light for countless ages.
More accurately, all the divine cores were there.
"The myriad rules," Lin Yuan's gaze was slightly heated as he looked at the small mountain of true god cores, with countless insights flooding his mind.
"Hold back, hold back."
Lin Yuan withdrew his consciousness from his inner world.
"What about the last eight main gods?" Lin Yuan looked towards other space layers. Earlier, when he made his move, Lin Yuan had marked all the main gods, making it impossible for them to escape his perception.
In fact, there was no need for a mark. By locking onto the cause and effect rules, he could know the positions of those main gods.
Lin Yuan's direct attack on the main gods generated the strongest cause and effect between them, making it a beacon in the eyes of those proficient in cause and effect rules.
"Let them flee for now. I'll first deal with the true gods of the Abyss of Darkness."
Lin Yuan casually tore through the space layer, stepping into the space layer where the Abyss of Darkness resided.
This world was only so large. No matter how much the eight main gods escaped, they couldn't leave the world's range.
The main gods, holding the authority of the world, also couldn't leave the world. Once they did, their main god core would collapse.
And somewhere in this world, a new main god core would recondense.
This was why the number of main gods in this world had always been twenty-four, no more, no less.
Even if a main god inexplicably disappeared in history, their main god core would reappear in this world.
This was also why Lin Yuan allowed the eight main gods to escape.
Firstly, it was troublesome to stop them, and he might not be able to do it. If he used too much force, he might damage the main god core.
Secondly, the main god core he desired most wouldn't leave this world.
Deep in the space layers.
The Dark Lord was fleeing quickly, filled with fear and unease.
"I shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess. What opportunities related to the Supreme God? It's all nonsense!" The Dark Lord's mind was still trembling.
What he experienced in the Sea of Light had completely frightened him. His previously indestructible divine body was so fragile before Chief Longshan.
The Dark Lord felt that if the Lord of Light had been a bit slower in unlocking the space layer, he might have ended up like the true gods, left in the Sea of Light.
"Terrifying, too terrifying."
The Dark Lord's scalp tingled, "But now that I'm hiding in such deep layers of space and still moving, Chief Longshan shouldn't easily find me, right?"
"Hmm?"
"The true gods of the Abyss of Darkness are now being slaughtered by Chief Longshan and are calling for my help?" The Dark Lord sensed something, his heart stirred.
As the second main god to emerge in this world, the Dark Lord had a deep connection with the Abyss of Darkness, able to sense the calls of many true gods within.
But at this moment—
"I can't even protect myself, how can I help you?" The Dark Lord thought silently, "You can still call for my help, but who can I call for help?"
The Dark Lord felt a bit helpless.
Since becoming a main god, he had never experienced such a desperate escape. Even when fighting his archenemy, the Lord of Light, for countless ages, he had never felt so hopeless.
Moments later.
Lin Yuan left the Abyss of Darkness.
"It's you."
Lin Yuan gazed into a certain space layer, where a main god from the Sea of Light was fleeing.
"Seven-colored Dragon God?"
Lin Yuan's figure disappeared again, pursuing.
Deep in the space layers.
A seven-colored dragon, millions of feet long, was frantically fleeing.
Every swing of its body crossed a vast number of space layers.
At this moment.
The space layer where the million-foot-long seven-colored dragon resided was instantly occupied, and a figure appeared in front of the Seven-colored Dragon God—it was Lin Yuan.
"Chief Longshan."
The Seven-colored Dragon God was somewhat desperate, "How is your speed so fast?"
As the main god of the Seven-colored Dragon Clan, the Seven-colored Dragon God was very adept at space manipulation, but he hadn't expected Lin Yuan to catch up so quickly.
"Do you have any last words?" Lin Yuan asked indifferently.
In reality, he was taking the opportunity to occupy more space layers. The battle between ninth-rank beings was essentially a pursuit through countless space layers.
No matter how many space layers Lin Yuan opened, he had to fully occupy them to gain an absolute advantage.
Before fully occupying them, the Seven-colored Dragon God, who was adept at space rules, still had a chance to escape.
"Chief Longshan, I can sense that your blood carries the bloodline of my Seven-colored Dragon Clan," the Seven-colored Dragon God said, looking at Lin Yuan. "In a way, we are family."
The Seven-colored Dragon God started to claim kinship with Lin Yuan.
At this moment, as long as he could survive, he was willing to do anything.
"Family?"
Lin Yuan smiled slightly. Just now, when he was asked to give up the opportunity related to the Supreme God, there was no mention of family. Now, facing death, he talked about family?
"I can see that you are also trying to move deeper into the space layers through the gaps between the space layers," Lin Yuan said directly.
While taking the opportunity to occupy more space layers, the Seven-colored Dragon God naturally wouldn't sit still and was also trying various efforts.
In a direct fight, based on the combat power Lin Yuan displayed in the Sea of Light, the Seven-colored Dragon God knew he couldn't possibly match up.
So he tried to use his natural talent to instantly move through the space layers.
But clearly, the Seven-colored Dragon God's plan couldn't escape Lin Yuan's notice.
With Lin Yuan occupying 120 million layers of space, his perception of the subtleties of space had reached a terrifying level.
"Die."
Moments later, Lin Yuan had occupied 120 million layers of space here. With a slight thought, a vast force crushed toward the Seven-colored Dragon God.
"No."
The Seven-colored Dragon God watched helplessly. He tried to continue fleeing into deeper space layers, but couldn't. The surrounding space was completely sealed.
"To think I would have a day of complete demise? To die under the power of the Supreme God is worth it." The Seven-colored Dragon God's divine body disintegrated.
At the same time, a main god core emitting seven-colored light fell into Lin Yuan's hand.
"This main god core?" Lin Yuan carefully observed.
Compared to the other main god cores Lin Yuan had acquired, the Seven-colored Dragon God's essence was special, containing seven powers, or more precisely, seven rules.
Unfortunately, facing Lin Yuan's absolute advantage, the Seven-colored Dragon God couldn't even use the seven rules before dying.
"There are still seven left." Lin Yuan stored the main god core.
His figure disappeared again.
Time passed slowly.
At this moment, all the demigods in the vast human realm were focused on the sky.
The previously star-studded sky had dimmed, with only five or six colossal stars, representing the main gods, still shining.
But clearly, the remaining five or six stars wouldn't last long. Soon, two more stars fell.
All beings in the human realm were silent with fear, witnessing this unprecedented, shocking scene.
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